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<a name="GuideSidebarsSortManager"></a><div class="header"><h1 class="section title"><span class="title"><a name="titleGuideSidebarsSortManager"></a>Sort Manager Sidebar</span></h1></div>
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<p class="para block block-first">The Sort Manager sidebar provides a convenient method to quickly sort many files into a set of folders or collections.</p>
<p class="para block">
    To toggle display of the Sort Manager select
    <span class="menuchoice"><span class="guimenu">View</span> ▸ <span class="guimenuitem">Sort Manager</span> <span class="shortcut">(
        <span class="keycombo"><span class="keycap">Shift</span>+<span class="keycap">S</span></span>
      )</span></span>
    .
  </p>
<p class="para block">The mode of the Sort Manager is selected by the drop down list under the sidebar title. The Folder mode allows moving or copying the visible image to a folder, and the Collection mode allows adding the visible image or file selection to a collection.</p>
<p class="para block"></p>
<div class="autotoc"><ul>
<li>
<span class="label">3.2.1. </span><a class="xref" href="GuideSidebarsSortManager.html#Folderview" title="Folder view">Folder view</a>
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<li>
<span class="label">3.2.2. </span><a class="xref" href="GuideSidebarsSortManager.html#Collectionview" title="Collection view">Collection view</a>
</li>
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<a name="Folderview"></a><div class="header"><h2 class="section title"><span class="title"><span class="label">3.2.1. </span>Folder view</span></h2></div>
<p class="para block block-first">The Sort Manager folder view consists of a vertical list for bookmarking folders, a section to select the operation to perform, and a set of buttons along the bottom.</p>
<p class="para block">Clicking or activating an item in the list will copy, move, or link the active image's file to that location. The active image will then change to the next image.</p>
<p class="para block"></p>
<div class="autotoc"><ul>
<li>
<span class="label">3.2.1.1. </span><a class="xref" href="GuideSidebarsSortManager.html#Bookmarklist" title="Bookmark list">Bookmark list</a>
</li>
<li>
<span class="label">3.2.1.2. </span><a class="xref" href="GuideSidebarsSortManager.html#CopyMoveandLink" title="Copy, Move, Link and Desktop actions">Copy, Move, Link and Desktop actions</a>
</li>
<li>
<span class="label">3.2.1.3. </span><a class="xref" href="GuideSidebarsSortManager.html#Addbutton" title="Add button">Add button</a>
</li>
<li>
<span class="label">3.2.1.4. </span><a class="xref" href="GuideSidebarsSortManager.html#Undobutton" title="Undo button">Undo button</a>
</li>
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<a name="Bookmarklist"></a><div class="header"><h3 class="section title"><span class="title"><span class="label">3.2.1.1. </span>Bookmark list</span></h3></div>
<p class="para block block-first">This is a list of possible folders to use as a destination for the selected operation. A context menu will appear by right clicking on an item, or pressing the menu key when the item has the focus.</p>
<p class="para block">Folders can be added to the list by activating the Add button at the bottom of the sidebar, or dragging a folder onto the list.</p>
<p class="para block">
        To edit an item select
        <span class="emphasis emphasis-bold">Properties</span>
        from its context menu. A dialog will appear allowing the Name, Path, and Icon for the item to be changed. Select OK to close the dialog and apply the changes, or Cancel to close the dialog and discard the changes.
      </p>
<p class="para block">
        To change the order of the list, select
        <span class="emphasis emphasis-bold">Move up</span>
        or
        <span class="emphasis emphasis-bold">Move down</span>
        from the item's context menu. To move an item with the keyboard move the focus to that item, then press
        <span class="keycombo"><span class="keycap">Shift</span>+<span class="keycap">Up</span></span>
        or
        <span class="keycombo"><span class="keycap">Shift</span>+<span class="keycap">Down</span></span>
        to move the item.
      </p>
<p class="para block">
        To remove an item from the list select
        <span class="emphasis emphasis-bold">Remove</span>
        from it's context menu.
      </p>
<p class="para block"></p>
</div>
<div class="division section">
<a name="CopyMoveandLink"></a><div class="header"><h3 class="section title"><span class="title"><span class="label">3.2.1.2. </span>Copy, Move, Link and Desktop actions</span></h3></div>
<p class="para block block-first">
        Copy, Move and Symbolic Link are available operations to use on the active image; they should be self explanatory. In some cases, Desktop files are also listed. This is detailed in
        <a class="link" href="GuidePluginsConfig.html#Geeqieextensions" title="Geeqie desktop file keys">Plugins Configuration</a>
      </p>
<p class="para block"></p>
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<a name="Addbutton"></a><div class="header"><h3 class="section title"><span class="title"><span class="label">3.2.1.3. </span>Add button</span></h3></div>
<p class="para block block-first">Activate this button to add a folder to the bookmark list. A dialog will appear to allow selection of the folder to use for the new item.</p>
<p class="para block"></p>
</div>
<div class="division section">
<a name="Undobutton"></a><div class="header"><h3 class="section title"><span class="title"><span class="label">3.2.1.4. </span>Undo button</span></h3></div>
<p class="para block block-first">Activate this button to undo the last copy, move, or link operation. The undo function can only reverse the most recent operation.</p>
<p class="para block"></p>
</div>
</div>
<div class="division section">
<a name="Collectionview"></a><div class="header"><h2 class="section title"><span class="title"><span class="label">3.2.2. </span>Collection view</span></h2></div>
<p class="para block block-first">The Sort Manager collection view consists of a vertical list of collection, a section to determine the current selection, and a set of buttons along the bottom.</p>
<p class="para block">Clicking or activating an item in the list will add the selected image to that collection.</p>
<p class="para block"></p>
<div class="autotoc"><ul>
<li>
<span class="label">3.2.2.1. </span><a class="xref" href="GuideSidebarsSortManager.html#Collectionlist" title="Collection list">Collection list</a>
</li>
<li>
<span class="label">3.2.2.2. </span><a class="xref" href="GuideSidebarsSortManager.html#Choosingtheselectionstyle" title="Choosing the selection style">Choosing the selection style</a>
</li>
<li>
<span class="label">3.2.2.3. </span><a class="xref" href="GuideSidebarsSortManager.html#Addbutton1" title="Add button">Add button</a>
</li>
<li>
<span class="label">3.2.2.4. </span><a class="xref" href="GuideSidebarsSortManager.html#Undobutton1" title="Undo button">Undo button</a>
</li>
</ul></div>
<div class="division section">
<a name="Collectionlist"></a><div class="header"><h3 class="section title"><span class="title"><span class="label">3.2.2.1. </span>Collection list</span></h3></div>
<p class="para block block-first">
        This is the list of collections located in the folder listed in
        <a class="link" href="GuideReferenceConfig.html" title="Configuration Files and Locations">Configuration Files</a>
        . Activating a member of this list will result in the current image selection to be added to the collection. If the image already exists within the collection, it will not be added a second time.
      </p>
<p class="para block">A new empty collection can be added to the list by activating the Add button at the bottom of the sidebar.</p>
<p class="para block"></p>
</div>
<div class="division section">
<a name="Choosingtheselectionstyle"></a><div class="header"><h3 class="section title"><span class="title"><span class="label">3.2.2.2. </span>Choosing the selection style</span></h3></div>
<p class="para block block-first">The images to add when activating a collection is determined by the selection style:</p>
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<dt class="term dt-first">
            <span class="guilabel">Add image</span>
          </dt>
<dd>
            <p class="para block block-first">The visible image is added to the collection.</p>
          </dd>
</dl></div>
<div class="block list variablelist"><dl class="variablelist">
<dt class="term dt-first">
            <span class="guilabel">Add selection</span>
          </dt>
<dd>
            <p class="para block block-first">All images selected in the file list will be added to the collection.</p>
          </dd>
</dl></div>
<p class="para block"></p>
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<a name="Addbutton1"></a><div class="header"><h3 class="section title"><span class="title"><span class="label">3.2.2.3. </span>Add button</span></h3></div>
<p class="para block block-first">Activate this button to add a new empty collection to the visible list. A dialog will appear to allow entry of the name to use for the new collection.</p>
<p class="para block"></p>
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<a name="Undobutton1"></a><div class="header"><h3 class="section title"><span class="title"><span class="label">3.2.2.4. </span>Undo button</span></h3></div>
<p class="para block block-first">Activate this button to undo the last add operation. The undo function can only reverse the most recent operation.</p>
<p class="para block"></p>
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